Receptacle.



W, R. FAIRBANKS.

RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-5,1916.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

W- R FmRBHNWS WORTH R; FAIRBANKS, OF FINE, NEW YORK.

RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 191 *7.

Application filed January 5, 1916. Serial No. 70,502.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Wonrn R. FAIRBANKS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fine, in the county of St. Lawrence and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved receptacle and more particularlyto a butter tub or cheese box, the invention having for its primaryobject to produce a device of this character which is of very strong anddurable construction, and will withstand the rough usage to which suchreceptacles are ordinarily subjected.

It is another and more particular object of the invention to provide acheese box hav ing a body Wall of fiber constructed from a single sheet,the end edges of which are lapped upon each other and securely tackedtogether.

It is an additional object of the invention to Provide a top and bottomfor the receptacle, of wood, a reinforcing wood band or hoop arrangedexteriorly of the body wall at its lower edge and securing the same tosaid bottom, and a reinforcing wood band secured to the perimeter of thetop of the box.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the preferred constructionof my improved cheese box;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view Fig. 4. is a top plan view.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the cylindrical bodywall of the box which is constructed from a single sheet of fiber board,the end edges of which are lapped upon each other and securely fastenedtogether by the nails or tacks indicated at G. The inner and outer faceof this body wall is entirely covered with paraffin said band to thebody wall and also secure said bodywall to the bottom 8.

The removable top or cover for the box. is made up of a number of woodstrips 11 arranged in the same plane and suitably-secured to each otherat their contacting edges.

. This top is of circular form and a reinforcing flexible wood band orhoop 12 is secured to the edges of the several wood strips 11 by thetacks l3 and effectually prevents separation of said strips. As will beobserved from reference to Fig. 3, this band projects slightly below thebottom face of the box top and upon the exterior surfaceof the body wall5.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the construction and several advantages of thedevice will be fully understood. By the provision of a fiber body wall,the box is rendered moisture-proof and said wall prevented fromsplitting, shrinking, or warping. As this fiber is exceedingly tough,the box will withstand very severe usage or rough handling. It isapparent, of course, that the box can be constructed in various sizesand in other shapes than that disclosed in the accompanying drawing. Theinven tion is also susceptible of considerable modification in the form,construction and arrangement of the several parts, and I, therefore,reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate changes as may befairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim andsecure by Letters Patent is A receptacle of the character describedincluding a body wall, a bottom to which one end of the body wall issecured, a removable top for the box consisting of a plurality of Woodstrips arranged in the same adapted for frictional engagement upon the1o plane, and a circnmscrlblng fiexlble Wood body wall of the box. bandengaged upon the perlphery of sand In testimony whereof I hereunto affixmy L r 1 1 top and fixed to the lnchvldrnl strips there signatuie 1n theplesence of two wltnesses of, said band bein of a Width greater than thethickness of the top and having one of WORTH AIRBANKS its edges flushwith one surface of the top, Witnesses:

the other edge of said band projecting be- EVA WV. FAIRBANKS,

yond the opposite face of the box top and LORETTA B. \VELGH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

